Your Fantastic Mind
Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression
Using deep brain stimulation to treat depression; a 27-year old man undergoes a 12-hour surgery to help with his depression. (30 minutes)
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Tue, 1/7 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Love
Exploring the human brain in love, grief and loss and how research is being used to help people with social and emotional disorders; guests Dr. Helen Fisher and Dr. Larry Young. (30 minutes)
Tue, 1/7 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Motherhood
Researchers at the Grady Trauma Project based out of Atlanta's Grady Hospital study maternal mortality and PTSD among Black mothers. (30 minutes)
Tue, 1/7 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Long COVID
Four people with long COVID-19 and the research into how it connects to other conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome; the availability of FDA medications to treat symptoms of long COVID. (30 minutes)
Tue, 1/7 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Becoming a Brain Surgeon
Behind the scenes with the Emory Department of Neurosurgery's newest class of residents. (30 minutes)
Tue, 1/7 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Balance and Movement
Researchers at Emory/Georgia Tech studying the science of movement, including the neuromechanics of human balance and gait, learn that cognitive stiffness is connected to physical stiffness and vice versa. (30 minutes)
Tue, 1/7 at 3:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Game Changers
Stories of inventions, ideas and people who could change things and solve massive issues. (30 minutes)
Wed, 1/8 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Adolescent Mental Health
Exploration of the rise of anxiety, depression and suicide among teens. (30 minutes)
Wed, 1/8 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Ultrasound Treatment for Tremor
Treatment for patients living with tremor from Parkinson's disease. (30 minutes)
Wed, 1/8 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Glioblastoma; Proteomics; Brain Science In Cows
Research in the fight against glioblastoma includes a clinical trial teaching the brain's immune system to fight the disease; researchers delve into the world of proteomics; neuroscientist Greg Berns. (30 minutes)
Wed, 1/8 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Thrill Seeking; Deep Brain Science; Brain Tumor Rehabilitation
Explore the world of thrill-seeking and risk-taking; the importance of understanding mental health; an orchestra conductor recovers from cancer rehabilitation due to a brain tumor. (30 minutes)
Wed, 1/8 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Psychedelics
Psychedelic medications as a mental health treatment may help promote emotional well-being by triggering a variety of experiences; a clinical trial studies the use of psychedelics to alleviate depression. (30 minutes)
Wed, 1/8 at 3:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Menopause
What happens to a woman's brain and body during menopause and its impact on daily life; the safety and effectiveness of hormone treatment and non-hormone treatments for managing menopause symptoms. (30 minutes)